Every place has its special birds. Some may be endemic species found nowhere else in the world, while others are more easily seen in certain areas or are simply notable birds remembered as highlights of any tour. The table below lists some birds of special interest found in the areas covered by this tour.
E=Endemic (Found nowhere else); EN=Endangered
LC=Localized within country; NE=Near Endemic; NT=Near Threatened
TH=Threatened; V=Vulnerable, Very Local, or Rare and Local
| 1 | Galapagos Penguin | Spheniscus mendiculus | E |
| 2 | Waved Albatross | Phoebastria irrorata | E |
| 3 | Dark-rumped Petrel | Pterodroma phaeopygia | E |
| 4 | Flightless Cormorant | Phalacrocorax harrisi | E |
| 5 | Galapagos Hawk | Buteo galapagoensis | E |
| 6 | Galapagos Rail | Laterallus spilonotus | E |
| 7 | Paint-billed Crake | Neocrex erythrops | LC |
| 8 | Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | LC |
| 9 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | NT |
| 10 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | LC |
| 11 | Lava Gull | Larus fuliginosus | E |
| 12 | Swallow-tailed Gull | Creagrus furcatus | E |
| 13 | Galapagos Dove | Zenaida galapagoensis | E |
| 14 | Galapagos Flycatcher | Myiarchus magnirostris | E |
| 15 | Purple Martin | Progne subis | V |
| 16 | Galapagos Martin | Progne modesta | E |
| 17 | Galapagos Mockingbird | Nesomimus parvulus | E |
| 18 | Charles Mockingbird | Nesomimus trifasciatus | E |
| 19 | Hood Mockingbird | Nesomimus macdonaldi | E |
| 20 | Chatham Mockingbird | Nesomimus melanotis | E |
| 21 | Large Ground-Finch | Geospiza magnirostris | E |
| 22 | Medium Ground-Finch | Geospiza fortis | E |
| 23 | Small Ground-Finch | Geospiza fuliginosa | E |
| 24 | Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch | Geospiza difficilis | E |
| 25 | Common Cactus-Finch | Geospiza scandens | E |
| 26 | Large Cactus-Finch | Geospiza conirostris | E |
| 27 | Vegetarian Finch | Camarhynchus crassirostris | E |
| 28 | Mangrove Finch | Camarhynchus heliobates | E |
| 29 | Large Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus psittacula | E |
| 30 | Small Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus parvulus | E |
| 31 | Medium Tree-Finch | Camarhynchus pauper | E |
| 32 | Woodpecker Finch | Camarhynchus pallidus | E |
| 33 | Warbler Finch | Certhidea olivacea | E |